Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg covers 15 counties of South Central Pennsylvania
South Central Pennsylvania
South Central Pennsylvania is a region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that includes the fourteen counties of Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, and York....

: Adams
Adams County, Pennsylvania
Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,407. It was created on January 22, 1800, from part of York County and named in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams...

, Columbia
Columbia County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 64,151 people, 24,915 households, and 16,568 families residing in the county. The population density was 132 people per square mile . There were 27,733 housing units at an average density of 57 per square mile...

, Cumberland
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 235,406.-History:...

, Dauphin
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of the three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 census, the population was 268,100. The county includes the city of Harrisburg, which has served as the state capital...

, Franklin
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 129,313 people, 50,633 households, and 36,405 families residing in the county. The population density was 168 people per square mile . There were 53,803 housing units at an average density of 70 per square mile...

, Juniata
Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Juniata County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 24,636. Juniata County was created on March 2, 1831, from part of Mifflin County and named for the Juniata River. Its county seat is Mifflintown....

, Lancaster
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, known as the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county located in the southeastern part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010 the population was 519,445. Lancaster County forms the Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area, the...

, Lebanon
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 120,327 people and 32,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 332 people per square mile . There were 49,320 housing units at an average density of 136 per square mile...

, Mifflin
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Mifflin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 46,682. Its county seat is Lewistown. It is named after Thomas Mifflin, the first Governor of Pennsylvania.-Geography:...

, Montour
Montour County, Pennsylvania
Montour County is located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, the county's population was 18,267. Its county seat is Danville. It is named for Andrew Montour, a prominent métis interpreter who served with George Washington during the French and Indian War. The county is part of the...

, Northumberland
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
There were 38,835 households out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.40% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 30.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.50% had...

, Perry
Perry County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 43,602 people, 16,695 households, and 12,320 families residing in the county. The population density was 79 people per square mile . There were 18,941 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile...

, Snyder
Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Snyder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 39,702. Snyder County was formed in 1855 from parts of Union County...

, Union
Union County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 41,624 people, 13,178 households, and 9,211 families residing in the county. The population density was 131 people per square mile . There were 14,684 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...

 and York
York County, Pennsylvania
York County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 434,972. It is in the Susquehanna Valley, a large fertile agricultural region in South Central Pennsylvania....

. The seat of the bishop is in St. Patricks Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Harrisburg
The Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Harrisburg is a cathedral of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is the motherchurch of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg and is the seat of its prelate bishop. The cathedral was built from 1904 to 1907, is Italian Renaissance in style and capped...

 (built 1907), which stands one block away from the Pennsylvania State Capitol
Pennsylvania State Capitol
The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is in downtown Harrisburg. It was designed in 1902 in a Beaux-Arts style with Renaissance themes throughout...

.

Pope Blessed Pius IX erected the diocese on March 3, 1868.

Diocesan bishops

  1. † Right Rev. Jeremiah F. Shanahan
    Jeremiah F. Shanahan
    Jeremiah Francis Shanahan was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania .-Biography:...

     (1868-1886)
  2. † Right Rev. Thomas McGovern (1888-1898)
  3. † Right Rev. John W. Shanahan
    John W. Shanahan
    John Walter Shanahan was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Harrisburg from 1899 until his death in 1916.-Biography:...

     (1899-1916)
  4. † Most Rev. Philip R. McDevitt
    Philip R. McDevitt
    Philip Richard McDevitt was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Harrisburg from 1916 until his death in 1935.-Biography:...

     (1916-1935)
  5. † Most Rev. George L. Leech
    George L. Leech
    George Leo Leech was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Harrisburg from 1935 to 1971.-Biography:...

     (1935-1971)
  6. † Most Rev. Joseph T. Daley
    Joseph Thomas Daley
    Joseph Thomas Daley was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Harrisburg from 1971 until his death in 1983.-Biography:...

     (1971 - 1983)
  7. Most Rev. William Henry Keeler
    William Henry Keeler
    William Henry Keeler is an American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Baltimore from 1989 to 2007 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1994....

     (1983 - 1989) (appointed archbishop of Baltimore on April 11, 1989; created cardinal on November 26, 1994; retired on July 12, 2007)
  8. † Most Rev. Nicholas C. Dattilo
    Nicholas C. Dattilo
    Nicholas Carmen Dattilo was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from 1990 until his death in 2004.-Biography:...

     (1990 - 2004)
  9. Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades
    Kevin C. Rhoades
    Kevin Carl Rhoades is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the ninth Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, having served as Bishop of Harrisburg from 2004 to 2009.-Early life:...

     (2004 - 2010) (appointed bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, on November 14, 2009; installed on January 13, 2010)
  10. Most Rev. Joseph P. McFadden
    Joseph P. McFadden
    Joseph Patrick McFadden is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, he was installed as Bishop of Harrisburg on August 18, 2010.-Early life and education:...

     (2010 - )


† = deceased

Former

  • † Joseph T. Daley, coadjutor bishop (1967-1971) (became diocesan bishop by right of succession)
  • William H. Keeler (1979-1983) (became diocesan bishop)
  • † Lawrence F. Schott (1956-1963)


† = deceased

Bishops who once were priests of the Diocese of Harrisburg

The following men began their service as priests in Harrisburg before being appointed bishops in Harrisburg or elsewhere:
  • William Henry Keeler
    William Henry Keeler
    William Henry Keeler is an American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Baltimore from 1989 to 2007 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1994....

     (Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg, Bishop of Harrisburg, Cardinal Archbishop of Baltimore)
  • Kevin C. Rhoades
    Kevin C. Rhoades
    Kevin Carl Rhoades is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the ninth Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, having served as Bishop of Harrisburg from 2004 to 2009.-Early life:...

     (Bishop of Harrisburg, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend)
  • Lawrence F. Schott (Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg)
  • William J. Waltersheid
    William J. Waltersheid
    William John Waltersheid is an American Catholic bishop. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh on February 25, 2011, and consecrated a bishop on April 25, 2011.-Biography:...

     (Auxiliary Bishop-elect of Pittsburgh
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is a Roman Catholic diocese. It was established in Western Pennsylvania on August 11, 1843. The diocese includes 211 parishes in the counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, and Washington, an area of with a Catholic population of 719,801...

    )

Other priests

Other notable members (and their terms of service):
  • Most Rev. David M. O'Connell, C.M. (1987–1998; served as an ecclesiastical judge and canonical consultant)

High schools

  • Bishop McDevitt High School
    Bishop McDevitt High School (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
    Bishop McDevitt High School is a private, coeducational Catholic high school of the Diocese of Harrisburg, located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The school was founded in 1918 and renamed in 1957 to honor the memory of the Most Reverend Philip R. McDevitt, fourth bishop of Harrisburg...

  • Delone Catholic High School
    Delone Catholic High School
    Delone Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in McSherrystown, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg.-The History:Delone Catholic High School is a regional high school named for Charles J...

  • Lancaster Catholic High School
    Lancaster Catholic High School
    Lancaster Catholic High School is a Catholic co-educational high school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. The school is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg secondary schools.-Academics:...

  • Lebanon Catholic High School
    Lebanon Catholic High School
    Lebanon Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg.-Background:...

  • Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School
    Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School
    Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Coal Township, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg....

  • Trinity High School
    Trinity High School (Camp Hill, Pennsylvania)
    Trinity High School is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic high school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, located in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, west of Harrisburg. The school has 55 faculty members and an enrollment of about 640 students in grades 9 through 12. The school was twice...

  • York Catholic High School
    York Catholic High School
    York Catholic High School is a Catholic high school located in York, Pennsylvania, USA, and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg for boys and girls in the 7th through 12th grades....


Special churches

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus located in Conewago Township, Pennsylvania. The church is under the circumscription of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg. The basilica was decreed on June 30,...

 in Conewago Township
Conewago Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Conewago Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 7,510 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.93%, is water....

in under the circumscription of the diocese.

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